|
|
|
|
|
|
by p3rls
1109 days ago
|
|
|
Do you feel the same way about butchers, plumbers, janitors, cops and healthcare workers etc? Because those guys see worse. Almost every day too. Not that I am against paying your jannies, but come on, it's easy stuff compared to anything in the real world. BTW "negatively affected" is such a cowardly way of putting it. What does that mean? Every job will negatively affect you, typically that's why you're getting paid to do it. |
|
|
> it's easy stuff compared to anything in the real world.
This is the real world, with real videos of rape, torture, violence, etc. that are moderated. It’s demeaning to say it doesn’t have an implication on the health of humans that perform the job.
> BTW "negatively affected" is such a cowardly way of putting it. What does that mean?
This HN so let’s speak with some context. Butchers can have serious psychological distress like somatization, anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, burnout, and psychotism [1] [2]. Doctors can also experience the same issues [5]. I believe we should constructive replies that use information from the original article and current research that show content moderators face similar outcomes that do negatively affect them [3] [4] just like butchers, plumbers, janitors, cops and healthcare workers. This should be addressed for any job this happens in.
[1]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28506017/
[2]: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269813255_Psycholog...
[3]: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411764.3445092
[4]: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/content-moderators-pay-a-p...
[5]: https://news.usc.edu/179383/stress-doctors-emergency-room-er...